1) Legal Identity and Rights-Based Return Management Conference: It was organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Copenhagen (Denmark).
- It discussed globally, that a billion people lack a legal identity, becoming state-invisible, restricting service access and mobility.
- It was organized within framework of IOM’s Global Programme Enhancing Readmission and Legal Identity Capacities (RELICA), launched in 2022.
- RELICA Global Programme uses an evidence-based approach to working with selected countries on readmission and legal identity, to enhance efficient migration management, etc.
- About IMO
- Established in 1951,
- It is a part of the United Nations System.
- Mandate: promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
- It has 175 member states (including India)
2) Hunger Hotspots report: The report is launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of UN and the World Food Programme (WFP).
- Hunger hotspots comprise a total of 22 countries or territories including 2 regional clusters
- These hotspots have populations that are experiencing or are expected to experience critical levels of acute food insecurity.
- For November 2023 to April 2024:
- Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan and Sudan remain at the highest concern level.
- Pakistan and Afghanistan are included as Hotspots of very high concern.
3) Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP): Election Commission of India (ECI) signed MoU with Ministry of Education to introduce electoral literacy into the curriculum for classes 6 to 12 in all schools.
- This is in line with ECI’s flags for programme SVEEP.
- SVEEP was launched for spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India.
- Its objective is:
- to increase voter turnout to 75% in Lok Sabha elections 2024
- to enhance the quality of electoral participation in terms of informed and ethical voting
4) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): OCHA has warned about rise in intimidation, and settler violence in the West Bank.
- It is part of United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.
- Genesis: In 1998, United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs became OCHA.
- Mandate: Mobilize aid, share information, support humanitarian efforts, and advocate for crisis-affected communities.
- HQ: Has two headquarter locations, Geneva and New York, which act as centres of global operations
Places in News:
1) Bahrain (Capital: Manama):
- The Kingdom of Bahrain has recalled its ambassador from Israel.
- Bahrain is an archipelago consisting of Bahrain Island and some 30 smaller islands on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf.
- Its name is from the Arabic term al-bahrayn, meaning “two seas.”
- Boundary: Shares maritime borders with Iran, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
- The King Fahd Causeway links Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.
- Highest point: Al-Dukhān Hill (Jabal Al-Dukhān)
